Sony Ericsson to Nokia

Long ago... somebody chose my mobile number at random and asked me for help on using sms. Back then, I had been friendlier and understanding about anonymous sms. I did not even know it was a guy, the sms was more like:

hi i hv new. help

Naturally, the word 'help' prompts me to act (in chivalry? I don't know). The sms exchange was pleasant and I ended up speaking on the phone to him and his 'big sister' (who introduced herself as Ann). What surprising was then in the later days he ended up in love with me, he declares that he was coming to my city. Let's call this guy by a fictional name: Aldrin. Now, I remember telling Aldrin, he should be afraid to go where I am. I am in the South where people get kidnapped. Aldrin gets more serious and a few days later, 'big sister' started sending me some snide sms that I am leading-on her bro. I sms-ed back, your 'bro' is an adult, why don't you ask your 'bro' what he's been texting me. Then, never again did I sms-ed that number.

A year later, another anonymous number began texting me. Then finally, the anon calls me, and almost as if the same case, he later declares he fell in love with my voice. Finally, I asked him where he got my number. And he said from his co-worker who always mentioned my name and can't seem to forget about me. And then I knew.

I learned from him later that Aldrin's 'big sister' had been in fact Aldrin's fiancee, who by that time (which was a year after) became Aldrin's wife. Aldrin feels guilty that he lied.

Yes, that game had backfired on them pretty much.

Interesting story?

Ok, the present now. Today is worth noting a particular mobile correspondence between me and my one and only.

baby: Hello y am not a goed es em sser. Can joe help me? Fank joe.
gaille: huh? this obviously aint for me
baby: Yes is vor joe
baby: Joe told me story of somebody who tekst joe, I was just wondering how he tekst joe
gaille: oops! I hope joe will sms good next time and I also hope, that joe, is a man
baby: Joe is you...:-)
gaille: no sense baby. am sometimes naive, but not dumb

The situation long ago had been so far from my mind. Little did I know that my one and only was emulating the experience I had long ago. I had somehow connected this to that little voice in him, that make him do things that drive me nuts. I honestly did not think it was in him to send me an sms like that, asking me for help how to sms. And he is no 'Aldrin'! to me, he is too smart to not know how to sms.

So for all you struggling with the reliance issue, when reliance is damaged it can be hard to earn it and hard to give as well. But we are working on it, and our willingness has won much more than half the wrestling match. When things like this come up, I just want to talk it out.

There will always be misunderstandings, just get through the hurdles because after those, comes the solid foundation.

So, I called him up to get things clear, he didn't pick up :(.

A while later he does call. Only then did I get the laughs.

But ok, he had been a bit upset and I am really sorry now I spoiled the joke. I can only vow to make it up to him and I hope he tells me how.

I guess, today, my the getup had been a case of Francesca Bruni on nokia and he, Giacomo Casanova on sony ericsson!

Another precious lesson learned.

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The least of things with a meaning are worth more in life
than the greatest of things without it. -Carl Jung-
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